Miami’s Whiteside Says Teams Might Target Him

If they weren’t already, the words “short fuse” might be in bold letters on (Hassan) Whiteside’s scouting report for the rest of the season. Whiteside said before the game that teams might target him after his incident with Phoenix Suns center Alex Len on Monday, but also added that it wouldn’t be anything different than his first few months back in the NBA.

“I feel like they’ve been doing that since I got here, though, and just doing whatever they think they can do that refs won’t call to keep me from getting the rebound or finishing because my free throws are now where I want them to be at this moment,” Whiteside said. “I always hear coaches saying foul him.”

via Joseph Goodman of the Miami Herald